Burial casket



C. MASSEY BURIAL CASKET July 19, 1927.

Filed July 2, 1925 2 Shuts-Sheet 1 Patented July 19, 1927 I 1,636,237PATENT OFFICE.

CECIL MASSEY, OF LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS.

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Application filed July 2,

The present invention relates to burial caskets, and the object is toprovide a novel structure whereby the interior of the casket is madewater-proof or air sealed, the structure further being relativelyinexpensive, and the necessity of a separate container for shipping orinterment purposes being eliminated.

In the accompanying drawings: k Figure 1 is a perspective view of thecas- Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the same,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view,

Figure 4. is a detail sectional view across one of the bottomreenforcing bars,

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view illustrating one of the lockinglatches,

Figure 6 is a view in elevation of one of said latches detached,

Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the bottom,

Fi re 8 is a plan view of the shippingboar '25 In the embodimentdisclosed, a casket is employed, comprising side walls 9 and a bottom10, which extends beyond the side walls,

as illustrated at 11, the bottom having downwardly inclined marginalportions 12. The

0 interior of the casket may be lined in any suitable manner, asindicated at 13, and a top 14 may be provided therefor. The side wallsand top may be of any suitable configuration, and as expensively orcheaply decorated as desired.

An air-ti ht and water-proof hood 14 is employed .t at closes the casketand has downwardly inclined margins 15 adapted to rest upon and form atight joint with the margins 12 of the bottom. This hood has on itsinner side and just above the inclined shanks.

portions 15 a plurality of keeper lugs 16 adapted to be engaged by thehooked heads 17 of a plurality of holding latches. The

45 shanks 18 of these latches pass through openings 19 in the projectingportions of the bottom 11 and their lower ends have coiled springs 20thereon that bear against abutment nuts 21 carried by the lower ends ofthe The openin s through which the shanks pass are of su icient diameterto permit a slight lateral play to the shanks. It will be noted by acomparison of Figures 5 and 6 that the hooks of the heads 17 are onopposite sides and that the other two sides -Figure 5.

fastened and the hood constitutes an air-seal CASKET.

1925. Serial No. 41,190.

the casket, the heads 17 of the latches are turned so that the hookedportions thereof will engage over the lugs 16, after which the hood isplaced in position and will be automatically fastened by the hooks ofthe heads 17 engaging over the lugs 16, as shown in The casket isthus-permanently that will prevent the ingress of water. When arrangedfor shipping purposes, the latches are turned so that the heads 17 willbe inactive as illustrated in Fi re 2. The structure is then carried ont e shippingboard 23 and the hook bolts engaged, as illustrated inFigures 2 and 3. When so arranged it will be evident that the parts willall be securely-fastened together.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation andmany advantages of the ,herein described invention will be aparent tothose skilled in the art, without urther description, and. it will beunderstood that various, changes in the size, shape, proportion andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What I claim, is:

1. The combination 'with a body-receiving casket having side walls, abottom, and reinforcin channel bars extending across the undersi e ofthe bottom, of a hood for enclosing the side walls, and latches forsecuring the hood in place, said latches havingmounted in the projectingportions of the .bottom between the side walls and hood for v and housedby the channel bars.

3. The combination with a body holding casket having side Walls and abottom projecting beyond the side walls, of a hoodithat encloses theside walls and rests on the projecting portion of the bottom, a shippingplatform on which the bottom rests, and clamping devices connecting thelower margins of the hood and the shipping board for holding thestructure in assembled relation.

4. The combination with a body holding casket having side walls and abottom projecting beyond the side walls and having a downwardly inclinedmargin, of a hood that encloses the side walls and has a downwardlyinclined margin that rests on the margin of the bottom, latches that aremovably mounted in the projecting portions of the bottom and engage thehood to fasten the two together, a shipping board beneath the bottom,and hook bolts carried thereby and engaging over the free edge of thehood to secure the same over the casket.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

CECIL MASSEY.

